François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2024 Subregion_Cote Rotie Fruit is hand-harvested and de-stemmed

Fruit is hand-harvested and de-stemmed

The result is a Pommard with the appellation's frame but noticeably more lift: red fruit rather than black

lays the foundation for a wine that is rich in mineral complexity and inviting texture

so extraction stays soft

native-fermentation winemaking

François Mikulski Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 2024 Subregion_Cote Rotie Fruit is hand-harvested and de-stemmedThe Land Meursault has no grand cru, but its best premier crus play in that league, and Les Charmes is the plush, sensual heart of them. It is the largest of the Meursault 1ers, spread across 31 hectares on the lower, gentler slope between the village and Puligny. Mikulski's parcel is tiny, 0. 66 hectares of vines averaging around 50 years old, farmed since 1992 on a sharecropping arrangement. The subsoil is a bed of limestone slabs, and that rock is